Alec Baldwin gets off with 'be a good boy' in court

Alec Baldwin apparently landed in the courtroom of Manhattan's most easygoing judge Thursday.

Judge John Delury gave the "30 Rock" star a chance to clear his record when he adjourned Baldwin's case for riding his bicycle the wrong way on a New York City street, reports the New York Daily News.

"Can you stay out of trouble, Alexander?" the judge asked Baldwin.

"Sure, sure," the actor replied.

"Be a good boy from now on," Delury said. "Have a good day."

And just like that, Baldwin escaped legal trouble with an adjournment in contemplation of dismissal for his illegal May 13 bicycle ride that ended in a shout-down with two city cops and Baldwin's arrest, captured in a photo published by In Touch Weekly.

FILE - In this April 10, 2014 file photo, Alec Baldwin arrives 2014 TCM Classic Film Festival's Opening Night Gala at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles. Baldwin and Shia LaBeouf never ended up sharing a Broadway stage as planned last year, but real-life dramatics landed both of them Thursday in a distinctly less celebrated venue: Manhattan courts. Both stars appeared in crowded downtown courtrooms, a few blocks apart, in separate disorderly conduct cases: LaBeouf charged with allegedly disrupting a Broadway performance, and Baldwin accused of getting belligerent with police who said they stopped him for riding a bicycle the wrong way down a one-way street. (Photo by Annie I. Bang /Invision/AP, File)
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The adjournment came moments after Baldwin told the judge he would rather pay a fine than apologize for his encounter with police officers that witnesses described as belligerent and curse-laden.

Now, if Baldwin can remain trouble free for six months, the charge again him will be dropped.

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